Gloucester’s public schools
Carteret County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gloucester. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Gloucester’s schools, in brief
School by school
15 of Gloucester’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Croatan High places highest (better than 95%); Newport Elementary lowest (55%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Gloucester, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and three high schools: West Carteret High, Croatan High and East Carteret High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gloucester, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Gloucester · depends on your address
West Carteret High
Grades 8–12 · 1,095 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Morehead City
Croatan High
Grades 9–12 · 1,019 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Newport
East Carteret High
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Beaufort
10th grade in Gloucester · depends on your address
West Carteret High
Grades 8–12 · 1,095 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Morehead City
Croatan High
Grades 9–12 · 1,019 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Newport
East Carteret High
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Beaufort
11th grade in Gloucester · depends on your address
West Carteret High
Grades 8–12 · 1,095 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Morehead City
Croatan High
Grades 9–12 · 1,019 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Newport
East Carteret High
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Beaufort
12th grade in Gloucester · depends on your address
West Carteret High
Grades 8–12 · 1,095 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Morehead City
Croatan High
Grades 9–12 · 1,019 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Newport
East Carteret High
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Beaufort
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carteret County Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Gloucester vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Gloucester’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | — | Carteret County Schools |
Every school in Gloucester
15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Gloucester’s schools
Are Gloucester’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Gloucester. Carteret County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gloucester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 15 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Gloucester in?
Carteret County Schools.
Where do Gloucester kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: West Carteret High, Croatan High and East Carteret High.
Parents talk
What Gloucester families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Gloucester → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.